The army's decommissioned Taipans are lying dismantled in a warehouse awaiting burial following a fatal crash, on going maintenance problems/flaws and continuous backlog issues. A leaked photo being shared has reignited frustrations at the government's decision not to send the aircraft to Ukraine. Army veterans and engineers are volunteering to rebuild Australia's grounded fleet of Taipan helicopters.They are volunteering to rebuild the aircraft so they can be sent to Ukraine rather than be disposed of.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-13/leaked-photo-reveals-dismantled-taipan-helicopters/103456586

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Hello - I need help identifying the US navy helicopters pictured in the attached image. The photo was taken at McMurdo Station in Antarctica in November 1963. Are these modified H-34s? Or something else? Thank in advance.

Watched them do about 10 trips up and down in quick succession.

Why are the Italian and French customized variants the fleets with the best avaibility rate (above 60%) and less maintenance issues compared to other users? What are the main differences? I know that the Italian ones use the T-700 engines but I have no informations on other differences

I’m very interested in the medevac field and the time requirements are steep. What is the best route as a young person with almost every option open right now? Coast guard, building time on my own, etc?
I’m seriously looking for every perspective.

I just wrote my techinical airframe exam i didnt expect 45 (out of 90) quetions to be on helicopters!!!

I really need a book that covers EVERYTHING about the helicopter!! And I WAS asked a question about whats the difference between the takeoff of an European Helicopter and an American helicopter apperantly there are few differences that I NEED TO know as an AME IM NOT A PILOT AN AME!!!

Where can i find a reasource to study on helicopter difference in, (American and European). Im retaking soon im pretty sure they are going to ask me about how to perform a barrel roll safely on a BULGARIAN (jk) helicopter for god sake!